About Us

digital-works is an arts and educational charity. We work with a variety of clients and communities, providing training and creative assistance to produce arts, film and audio/podcast projects with a focus on oral history and community story telling.

We are committed to a participatory approach ensuring that those we work with are co-creators on our projects. Creative arts are an exciting way for people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with and learn about a subject or issue - especially if they are the ones shaping and leading the creative process.

Thanks to our breadth of experience and expertise, we can provide training and creative support in a range of media, from video and audio recording to fully-fledged oral history projects. We use industry standard software from Adobe and Apple.

Many of our projects are run by us from beginning to end, conceived, fund raised and implemented by our staff. On other projects we might deliver a discrete aspect of something much larger. In either case, we have experience both of delivering large scale projects and of working in close partnerships. Partners we work with come from a variety of areas including schools, local authorities, arts organisations, faith groups, youth groups, Tenants and Residents Associations, museums and archives.

Our collective skills mean we are also able to undertake projects directly for other organisations. We make films and podcasts in both a creative or documentary style for clients.

We are passionate about giving Londoners a voice. Over the years we have completed wonderful projects covering dozens of subjects, and had the pleasure of interviewing hundreds of incredible people. Subjects we have explored include various types of work in London, neighbourhoods, political campaigns, football, leisure, music and housing. In the process we have found ourselves in dusty workshops in Hatton Garden and Savile Row, trudging through mud, or sitting on boats on the River Thames, riding on Routemaster buses, taxi cabs and trains, in inspiring youth and community centres and in breweries and jazz clubs.

In the process we have worked with hundreds of volunteers, dozens of historians and academics, as well as archivists and musicians.

Accessible Projects for All
Our commitment to participation means we place great emphasis on inclusivity. Our projects actively involve people from all corners of the community - be they young or old, visually or hearing impaired, or someone for whom English is not the first language.

The skills required in taking part in our projects do not depend on advanced media literacy or prior experience with digital equipment.

Community Ownership
Our goal with all projects is to encourage and maintain participants' sense of ownership of both the process and the final product. This, we believe, is the guiding principle of true participation work.